I live in New Mexico and there are some homeless people in the downtown area. I used to give a lot of money to the homeless. But as time passed, for some reason, I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt (债务), and hardly any income (收入). As a result, I stopped giving money to the people on the side of the road.

Things started to change. I started to pull myself out of debt. One day, I saw a homeless person with the sign “Will work for food”. I passed by. My daughter said, “Mommy, you used to give money to those people in need.” I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol (酒) or other bad things.” She didn’t reply. But after I said that, I didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep inside me said, “Just help the guy.” So I rolled down the car window, and he ran over with great joy. He said, “God bless you. I only need 77 cents.” I reached into my ashtray (烟灰缸) and enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.

I picked them up and gave them to him. He burst out with joy and tears in his eyes, “Wow, you just made it

possible for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you so much. The bus that has this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!” It is a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best gift in life—GIVING. It also reminds me that nothing is a coincidence (巧合) and everything has meaning.

(   ) 1. The best title of the passage is         .

A. No More Money For Others

B. The Homeless Man Got His Ticket 

C. Seventy-seven Cents 

D. Mother And Daughter

(   ) 2. The writer stopped giving money to homeless people because         .

A. they used the money for alcohol

B. she herself didn’t have much money 

C. her daughter didn’t like her

doing so

D. they spent the money on bad things

(   ) 3. The underlined phrase “a moment” in the passage refers to         .

A. the time of a minute

B. the time of the man’s great joy 

C. the time with her daughter

D. the time for the bus to leave

(   ) 4. The man needed the money to         .

A. buy some food          B. find a good job  

C. see his mother           D. buy a gift

(   ) 5. The writer thought what she did for the man was

        .

A. too late                         B. well worth

C. rather useless                D. very popular

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